Scrap wood osage bow? Full draw pics added.

[Lee Slikkers]

Just read through this thread...great stuff, makes me want to start gathering all the odds & ends for cooking up some hide glue and sinew prep.

Are you still planning on doing some natural pigment additions to the bow?

[red hill]

Looks good, B.
Stan

[Pat B]

She looks nice Bona. Tiller is good and she has pleasant lines. Well done!...and from a scrap!

[hardwaymike]

Loos very nice bglass! No help here with the fps thing tho. How do you shoot the bow to get the distance accurate every time? It seems to me that it would be diferent in every case depending on the terrain of angle of the bow. Just curious is all.

[George Tsoukalas]

That is great work. Very nicely done. Jawge

[b.glass]

Thanks all!

Mike,it is not accurate at all. It depends on type of draw and release, wind direction and speed...I try to shoot several arrows and average out the distances. A chronograph would be most accurate but I don't have one. I'm not a speed freak but I want my bows to have some good performance. Also this bow is not broken in which makes a difference. I'm guessing it will end up at 40#. It shoots nice for bending in the handle I didn't notice any hand shock.

Yes Lee I am working on the paint right now.

[b.glass]

I got some "paint" on it but I don't like it. Plan is to sand it off and maybe go with acrylics this time.

[Rainshooter]

beauty of a "scrap" bow. kind of funny how a chunk of osage scrap can make a 42lb bow. love the flipped tips. just a real nice job

[b.glass]

Thanks rainshooter!

[4est trekker]

Just checked in and found your bow, Bona.  Excellent work all the way around!  I love the classic, smooth lines and the spot-on tiller.  

[b.glass]

Thanks 4est! I'm kinda proud of this one. The other one I'm working on has me humbled though.    

[b.glass]

Now I'm reeeally humbled! I got a new bow scale and it turns out that this bow is actually 52" @ 26"! It's hard telling how many bows I've made heavier than they actually are! I don't know if it was the scale or just my poor vision trying to read it while trying to hold it at the correct length at the same time. The digital display is much easier to read.

[Knawbone]

Check your scale by compairing it to a scale you know to be correct, those digital scales may not be accurate.The digitals I have read all over the place.Just a thought to help you out.Great job on the bow and I'v enjoyed this tread. Hope to be trying my hand at sinew backing soon.Hope it turns out as nice as yours.

[b.glass]

Thanks Knawbone!